Transfer of mobile device camera image to an image-supporting surface

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a method and system for a user to use a mobile device camera to place a camera image on one of a series of transparent product overlays to display on the viewfinder window a real-time mock-up of the camera image on the transparent product overlay. The user has the ability to modify the size and location of the camera image on the transparent product overlay. The user can then accept the latter display or make final adjustments to the camera image to make a final mock-up. The user can share the user&#39;s camera image creation without geographic restriction by via email, text, social media, or obtain the product with the camera image thereon in the exact form as the final mock-up, in less than 15 seconds. The user also has the option to share their creation to a newsfeed in which other users can view, share, and buy. The original creator of the product will get a commission of a purchase.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

This invention relates to the printing of an image on animage-supporting surface, and in particular to the printing of an imageproduced by a mobile device camera on a transparent overlay image of animage-supporting surface such as a garment, a flexible householdproduct, a hard surface or an industrial product in real time as amock-up, for subsequently printing the image on the actualimage-supporting surface, or by sharing the image produced by a mobiledevice camera on a transparent image of an image-supporting surface on aunique newsfeed in real time as a mock-up.

Description of the Prior Art

Systems and processes are known for the printing of images produced on amobile device camera and thereafter printed on a garment or otherpersonal or household item. The systems and processes that are known allhave shortcomings.

In one company called #YoShirt, the user loads an application (“an app”)on the user's mobile device, and then goes to a startup screen. Next,the user must tap the startup screen and will be presented with aT-shirt mockup screen. The only way to select a different garment style,is for the user to tap a small garment icon, then browse throughdifferent garment options, select one by tapping, and then the user goesback to the screen where the user can proceed to selecting an effect orselecting an image. The user then selects one of a series ofimage-producing variables from the app, which variables include aselection of a photo taken by the mobile device camera or a preselecteddesign for the shirt. The user may change the size of the image againsta basic background. The user actuates the app to display the image onthe selected shirt and views the same. Thereafter, the user goes back tothe original app, selects a “BUY” icon, enters information regarding theuser's identity, shipping address and size, and actuates the app toselect the mode of payment. The app of #YoShirt has a series ofproblems. A user is unable to view a real-time image on a mock-up imageof a selected shirt; only a taken-photo appears on the image of theshirt. Also, it takes nine steps in order to buy a garment with aselected image on it. Furthermore, it takes about 33 seconds to take thephoto and make the purchase. In order to choose a stored photo image andmake a purchase, it takes 30 seconds. The #YoShirt uses a large numberof screens and requires the use of a home screen. Furthermore, the#YoShirt system does not enable the use of filters.

Another organization is called SeeMe. In order to use the SeeMe system,one must actuate the SeeMe app. According to the SeeMe app, one musttake a photo with the mobile device or use a stored image on theviewfinder window. In either case, it takes about 180 seconds to takethe photo and show the photo on a garment in the viewfinder window. TheSeeMe app cannot be used to view the photo image in real time as amock-up. Furthermore, the user must go through a series of screens toselect the garment, to select the image, to select the size, to enterthe shipping address and enter the payment information. In fact, ittakes at least 19 steps in order to buy the garment with the selectedimage. The app itself produces an unclear image, and it is difficult touse filters with the app. Finally, the SeeMe app does not allow for thestoring of billing information, shipping info illation, credit cardinformation and the like.

Another organization is called Doobie. The Doobie app has seriousshortcomings with respect to the present invention as described below.It takes nine or more screens in order to buy a garment. The appinvolves selecting one of a series of garments, selecting an image whichcan be done by way of Instagram, or a stored photo, or taking a photo ona mobile device. The mobile device has been found to be inadequate.Importantly, the user is unable to view the subject matter of the imagein real time on a mock-up of the selected garment. In order to select astored image and make a purchase, it has been found to take at least 180seconds to make the selection. Also, the app is currently defunct inthat a user cannot take a photo and then make a purchase. Furthermore,there is no way to use filters. Finally, a user of the Doobie app isunable to store billing information, shipping information, or to use acredit card. The Doobie app has been found to be difficult to use andlengthy to go through the entire selection and ordering procedure.

Another organization refers to itself as Snaptee. This organization usesa Snaptee app. A shortcoming of the Snaptee app is that it takes over180 seconds in order to take a photo and purchase using the mobiledevice, and it takes the same amount of time to select the stored photoand purchase. Like the other apps discussed herein that are known in theprior art, the user cannot review the subject matter in real time as amock-up. It has many screens, it does not enable the easy use offilters, and it does not store information related to billing, shippingor credit cards. Snaptee also does not do all-over-print (such as by dyesublimation) shirts. They mainly produce “Direct to Garment” shirts,which is a completely separate technology, manufacturing process, andend product output from the present invention described below.

Another system is known from US 2011/0106649 (Tagliabue, Pub. May 5,2011), which discloses a method and a system for ordering and producinga customized garment. The mobile device has an app which enables theuser to select one of a series of stored images or to use the mobiledevice to take a photo. The user can allegedly then view on theviewfinder window the image taken by the camera and position it on thegarment. The user can position in sequence a number of images on thegarment and actuate the app to purchase the selected garment with theselected image thereon. There is no real-time mock-up of an image on thegarment. The user can store the order on a server for eventualdownloading for processing by an automated dye-sublimation printingmachine to print the selected image on the garment. There is also nomention of speed or a streamlined system to do what the SnapShirt appcan do.

There are no known systems or processes for producing an image to beplaced on an image-supporting surface, such as a garment or otherflexible product, a product having a solid surface, such as dishware orany other household, personal or recreational product, or an industrialproduct, in real time to produce a mock-up of the final product with theimage thereon, and upon the satisfaction of the user of the system tomake the final selection of a desired product wherein the selected imageis printed in the preselected size and location on the product.

There are also no known systems for creating images on a newsfeed,overlaying the created newsfeed image on changeable transparent imagesof products with image-supporting surfaces, and initiate the printing ofthe created newsfeed image on the selected product.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide a camera image on amobile device viewfinder of an image of a subject viewed by a mobiledevice camera superimposed on an image of a product with animage-supporting surface, and to make a real-time mock-up with the imageof the subject disposed thereon.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a system and amethod for a user to prepare in real time a mock-up on a mobile deviceviewfinder, a variable camera image on an image-supporting surface, makea final selection of the image and the image-supporting surface, andeffect the production of the image-supporting surface with the finallyselected image printed thereon.

Another object of the invention is to provide a system and a method fora user to use a mobile device to simultaneously view a transparentoverlay of a product and an image taken from either a subject beingviewed in real time by the mobile device or a subject on a storedpreviously captured photo viewed in the mobile device viewfinder andsuperimposed on the transparent overlay, varying the size and locationof the image on a selected product, making a final selection of theimage of the subject on the transparent overlay of a selected product,and ordering the selected product with the selected image printedthereon.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and amethod as described above, and to provide an alternate image to beviewed through a transparent overlay of an image-supporting surface.

It is another object as set forth immediately above where the alternateimage is a stored previously captured photo viewable in the mobiledevice viewfinder.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and amethod of the foregoing types which can be operated expeditiously ascompared to competing products and methods which do not provide areal-time mock-up of an image of a subject on a transparent overlay ofan image-supporting surface viewable in a mobile device viewfinder.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a systemand a method for use with a mobile device having a viewfinder with anapp actuable for placing transparent images of subjects viewable on aviewfinder of a mobile device, on transparent images of image-supportingsurfaces on the viewfinder, and thereafter placing images from currentlycaptured pictures and/or stored pictures on the image-supportingsurface, varying characteristics of the image and the size and locationof the image on the image-supporting surface, and enabling the finalselection of the image-supporting surface and the image in an easy andexpeditiously-useful system.

Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide a system anda method for a user to prepare in real time a mock-up on a mobile deviceviewfinder of a changeable image of a subject viewed through theviewfinder superimposed on an image of a product with animage-supporting surface, with both the image of the subject and theimage of the product with the image-supporting surface being changeable,preliminarily selecting the image of the subject and the image of theproduct with the image-supporting surface, using one's fingers to changethe size and location of the image of the subject on the image of theproduct with the image-supporting surface with the selected image of thesubject positioned thereon, making a final selection of the image of thesubject and the product with the image-supporting surface and effectingthe production of an item with the selected product withimage-supporting surface and the selected image of the subject printedthereon.

It is a still further object of the invention to provide a system and amethod for a user to prepare in real time a camera image of a subjectdisplayed in the viewfinder of a mobile device camera, share the cameraimage with a unique newsfeed wherein the camera image is superimposed ona changeable product having an image-supporting surface, selecting aproduct with an image-supporting surface, and enabling the user andfollowers of the user's unique newsfeed to initiate the production ofthe product with the product with the supporting surface with the imageof the subject printed thereon.

A particular object of the present is to provide an app for a mobiledevice camera having a mode for placing a series of transparent overlaysof various personal or household products, for enabling the placing oneof a series of images in real time on the transparent overlays, and forselecting a particular product and a particular image to produce amock-up in real time of the final product to be stored in the mobiledevice, and ordering the selected product with the selected imagethereon.

Another object of the invention is to provide a system and a method asdescribed above in which the entire procedure can be accomplished farmore quickly than any other similar systems and methods available today,with the entire procedure taking less than 15 seconds for an ordinaryuser of the preferred form of the invention as currently used.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a system and amethod involving the creation of camera images, share the created imageson a unique newsfeed, overlaying the created camera image on one of aseries of changeable transparencies of a variety of products, which canbe shared with followers of the user's unique newsfeed, and initiate theprinting of the selected created camera image on the selected product.

These and other objects will be apparent from the description to followand from the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a flow diagram showing the method of making an image to beprinted on an image-supporting surface.

FIG. 2 is a modification of the flow diagram shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a flow diagram showing additional steps in a preferredembodiment of the invention.

FIGS. 4A-4U are schematic views of the system and steps showing apreferred embodiment of the invention.

FIGS. 5A-5J are schematic views of a mobile device window showing theimplementation of a preferred form of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In the discussion to follow, the following terms and their definitionswill be used. The term “real time” means the actual time during whichsomething takes place, i.e. as it comes in.

The term “mobile device camera” means a camera as used in a smartphone,tablet, or an independent camera of the type used in a smartphone,tablet, or similar device.

The term “app” means an application, typically a small, self-containedspecialized program downloaded into a mobile device.

The term “image-supporting surface” means the surface of a product uponwhich an image may be or is printed thereon. The term “image-supportingsurface” also means a product with an image-supporting surface.

The term “subject” means something of which a viewfinder can capture apicture.

The term “previously captured picture” means a picture previously takenby a mobile device camera or picture saved to a mobile device and storedin the mobile device memory.

The term “viewfinder window” means a display used on a mobile device fordisplaying either or both of a subject of which the mobile device cameracan take a picture, can display a different image, can display differentinformation and/or can display different icons. The viewfinder window ofthe

The term “superimposed images” as used herein means an image of aproduct with an image-supporting surface and an image of a camerasubject or other feature superimposed thereon.

The term “mock-up” means a prototype, an image of a product with acamera image superimposed thereon, the superimposed image being ofvarying sizes and having the appearance of the product as it wouldappear if the product with the camera image printed thereon were broughtto fruition.

The term “view” as used with respect to the mobile device camera meansthe subject transmitted by the camera lens to the viewfinder, and ofwhich a photo can be made.

The term “camera image” means an image of a subject viewed by a mobiledevice camera lens and transmitted to the viewfinder window of a mobiledevice camera.

The term “photo” means a picture made with a mobile device camera, butthe picture can be temporary and need not be permanent.

The term “touchscreen” refers to an electronic visual display that auser can control through simple or multi-touch gestures by touching thescreen with one or more fingers or by using a stylus. Touchscreens arecommonly used on mobile devices.

The term “finger touch” means controlling on a touchscreen interface ofa mobile device camera viewfinder, with one or more of a user's fingers,variable aspects of the mobile device camera such as zooming, focusing,previewing images, accessing previously stored photos and picturetaking.

The term “manual” means accomplishing a function by use of one's handsor one's finger or fingers.

The term “social media” means forms of electronic communication (as Websites for social networking and microblogging) through which userscreate online communities to share information, ideas, personalmessages, and other content.

The term “newsfeed” is a data format used for providing users withfrequently updated content. For example, the Facebook® or Instagram®Newsfeed are well known types of newsfeeds.

The term “profiles” refers to a description provided by users of socialmedia to give other users of the respective social media such materialas a picture of the user, members of the respective social mediabefriended by the user (such as followers, and who is following theuser), contents (i.e. user's design creations overlayed on products, andother's design creations overlayed on products), personal information(birthday, work history, education and interests), professionalinformation.

The term “transparent” means an image through which light or anotherimage can be distinctly seen therethrough, which includessemi-transparent.

The term “swipe” means moving one's finger or fingers across atouchscreen to display different transparencies, viewfinder windows, ormock-ups.

The term “drag” means using one's finger to “grab” an image at onelocation on a screen on the viewfinder window and moving the image toanother location on the screen, and lifting the finger to drop the imageat the new location.

The system and the method according to a preferred embodiment of theinvention involves the use of a mobile device camera, including the useof the viewfinder of the mobile device camera, to present a variabletransparent overlay of a product with an image-supporting surface and atransparent image of a subject, the latter being constantly changeableas the camera viewfinder views constantly changes subjects. The user canfinger touch the viewfinder screen to change the product with theimage-supporting surface amongst a series of products withimage-supporting surfaces stored in the mobile device, and cansimultaneously change the subject by changing the view of the mobiledevice, the subject being superimposed on the transparent image of theproduct with image-supporting surface. The camera image as disposed on atransparent overlay of an image-supporting surface extends beyond theimage-supporting surface and is seen in real time. The user can alsozoom in or zoom out the subject by means of a touchscreen interface onthe viewfinder window. By means of the camera touchscreen feature, theuser can, by means of contacting the viewfinder window by finger touch,access such controls as focusing, zooming, picture taking and previewingimages. The user can also tilt the subject viewed on the viewfinderwindow, such as by tilting the mobile device. The user can take apicture by actuating the finger-actuable device to make a photo which issuperimposed on the previously-selected image-supporting surface. Theuser can continue to vary the products with the respectiveimage-supporting surface by reviewing in sequence the series of productswith stored image-supporting surfaces shown as transparent overlays, andcan also change the size, orientation and location of the image of whichthe picture was taken. An optional feature of the preferred embodimentincludes the use of a variety of filters which are digitally accessibleto change such items of the picture superimposed on a selected productwith an image-supporting surface. These filters can include such itemsas black and white (as opposed to color), a bronze tint, an antiquetint, a blur to the image of the subject, a “frosty” modification of theimage of the subject, with other filters being available. The user isable to see an image of any of a series of image-supporting surfaceswith a photo of the subject imposed thereon as a mock-up in real time.There are many variations and additions to the foregoing system andfeatures, which are discussed below.

Another unique but optional feature of the present invention is thecreation of images for a unique newsfeed which is part of the inventiveimaging app according to a preferred from of the invention. The user canmake a camera image of a subject, share the image of the subject on aunique newsfeed which is part of the inventive imaging app, overlay thecamera image on a series of changeable image overlays of products withimage-supporting surfaces, and initiate the printing of the camera imageon a selected image of a product. The latter image of a selected producton the selected product is sharable with followers of the user's uniquenewsfeed. The user also has access to the unique newsfeeds of otherusers of the unique newsfeed that the user has followed, and can changethe image overlays of the types of products on which the camera subjectis superimposed of the followed newsfeed.

A flow diagram for the preferred method according to the invention isshown in FIG. 1. The viewfinder window has a touchscreen.

The inventive method begins with the installation of an image-processingapp in the mobile device. Thereafter, the mobile device-imaging app(“app”) can be used repeatedly by installation on a mobile device.Following the installation of the app on the mobile device, the userstarts the process by touching an appropriate icon on the viewfinderwindow. This initiates the program. The user can view on the viewfinderwindow a constantly changeable camera image. This is done simultaneouslywith an overlay transparency of a product with an image-supportingsurface. The user can change the subject viewed by the mobile device bymoving the camera and can likewise change the product with theimage-supporting surface by touching the viewfinder window at one ormore appropriate positions, such as by swiping the location of theimage-supporting surfaces. When the user finds what is considered to bean acceptable camera image, the user touches a picture-taking icon (i.e.a shutter release) to display on the viewfinder window the picture takenlocated on the previously-selected product with the image-supportingsurface. The user can continue to change the product with theimage-supporting surface by touching the appropriate icon, which in thepreferred embodiment is done by the foregoing swiping action. The cameraimage remains on the image of whatever image-supporting surface is shownin the viewfinder window. This is a mock-up in real time of the productwith the image-supporting surface with the image located thereon. Theuser can touch the viewfinder window to zoom the image displayed on theimage-supporting surface and to move the picture taken anywhere desiredon the visible portion of the image-supporting surface. When a finalselection is made of the camera image and the image-supporting surface,the user touches a completion icon (such as a “buy” icon) to completethe process.

FIG. 1 is a flow diagram showing the basic steps for the preferredembodiment of the present invention. Box 1, labeled “Install ImagingSystem Application on Mobile Device Camera,” shows the installation ofan imaging app on a mobile device camera of the system for eventuallypreparing a mock-up displayed on the viewfinder window of the mobiledevice camera of a finally-selected product with a finally-selectedimage to be printed thereon. Box 2 shows a “Pre-Loaded, ChangeableTransparent Product Overlays” plus “Transparent Camera Images” of aproduct disposed over and including one of the transparent productimages (i.e. a transparent image-supporting surface), all of which aredisplayed on the camera viewfinder window. The user can change or swipethe transparent product overlays to see the series of selectableproducts. The viewfinder also displays transparent camera imagessuperimposed on the respective transparent product overlays to displaypossible products with the images located thereon. The user can useone's fingers to zoom the camera images to make the images larger orsmaller, can rotate the image, and can tap the viewfinder window screento focus on the tapped area of the image.

The user can continue to swipe the product overlays to see any productshown in the series of products which were preloaded on the cameraviewfinder. Once the user has found a possible camera image, the usertouches an icon (i.e. a shutter release button) on thepresently-displayed images on the first-touched camera screen and yieldsa second camera touchscreen on which are displayed a “ChangeableTransparent Camera Overlay” with the captured “Camera Image”superimposed on the product overlays. This step is shown in Box 3. Thecaptured camera image is confined to the product overlay and does notoverlap. The user can, by finger manipulation on the second-displayedtouchscreen, move the captured image on the transparent product overlayand change, by finger manipulation, the size of the captured image, thelocation of the captured image, and rotate the captured image on theselected transparent product overlay. The user can continue to changethe transparent product overlay by using a swiping motion with theuser's finger. When the user has chosen a transparent product overlayand a captured image of the desired size and location of the capturedimage on the product overlay, the user can touch an icon on the secondtouchscreen viewed on the camera to display an image of the finalselection of the product with the finally-selected camera image disposedat the selected location thereon. A third touchscreen appears on theviewfinder window indicated in Box 4 with a high-fidelity mock-up of the“Final Selection of Product,” with the “Final Selection of CameraImage,” which is stored for the ultimate effecting of subsequent stepsfor having the product with the selected captured image printed thereon.

Referring to FIG. 2, which is a modification and expansion of the basicflow diagram shown in FIG. 1, a subsequent flow diagram is shown. Theflow diagram shown in FIG. 2 commences with the step shown in Box 10,namely, “Install Imaging Application on Mobile Device Camera.” The usercommences with step shown in Box 12 where the user activates the imagingapp and a touchscreen is disposed on the viewfinder window. Box 12 hasthe statement “Pre-Loaded, Changeable Transparent Image-SupportingSurface Overlays Superimposed with Transparent Camera Images.” The userhas the option by finger manipulation to perform a zoom function on thecamera image and to focus the image by tapping the touchscreen at apoint of reference on the touchscreen.

Once the user has made a preliminary decision with respect to the cameraimage, the user can activate an image-capture icon, such as a button onthe touchscreen, to bring an editing touchscreen indicated in Box 14 onthe viewfinder window. This is one of several options that the user has.Upon the display of the editing touchscreen on the viewfinder window,there appears a high-fidelity, non-transparent, watermarked image of theimage-supporting surface located on editing the touchscreen. The usercan both swipe the various image-supporting surfaces available on theediting touchscreen (which are the same as those in the imagingtouchscreen referred to in Box 12). The user can also manipulate theimage by finger manipulation to either move the camera image todifferent positions on the image-supporting surface (i.e., by draggingto a position on the image-supporting surface the image by moving theuser's finger along the touchscreen while being opposite the image) orby rotating the camera image. The user can also zoom in on the subjectby using two fingers to basically pull apart the image or to zoom out byusing the two fingers to pull together the image on the image-supportingscreen. Furthermore, as just noted the user can use two fingers torotate, i.e. or orient, the image on the image-supporting surface. Underthe preferred form of the invention, the user can also select any of avariety of image filters by simply tapping the variety of image-filteroverlays to apply the particular overlay to the selected image on theimage-supporting surface.

The user has the option of pressing an appropriate icon to “CompletePrinting of Finally-Selected Image” on the finally-selected“Image-Supporting Surface” as shown in Box 16, or the user can eithershare the image superimposed on the product overlay (as describedbelow), or save the finally-selected image by hitting a “Save” iconindicated in Box 30 to create a high-fidelity mock-up image of theimage-supporting surface with the finally-selected image, as edited,located on the image-supporting surface. The image is stored in thephoto-storage section of the mobile device. The user has the option ofnot processing a captured image which was transferred to editabletouchscreen 14 but rather select a different option by touching an iconin the image touchscreen indicated with reference to Box 12 and enteringa new touchscreen indicated in Box 18 labeled “Stored Images.” Thetouchscreen indicated in Box 12 can effect the showing of “All StoredImages” on the mobile device indicated by the Box 20, or enteringanother touchscreen indicated by Box 22 labeled “Chronologically StoredImages.” If the user selects the step of Box 20, the user touches anicon showing a touchscreen with all of the images stored in the mobiledevice and follows the step shown in Box 24 labeled “Select One StoredImage” where the user touches a selected stored image for furtherprocessing. Similarly, if the user selects the step shown in Box 22, theuser is presented with another touchscreen showing the images storedover a predetermined period of time and can select one of those imagefollowing the step in Box 26 labeled “Select One Chronologically StoredImage.” The selected “One Stored Image” or the selected “ChronologicallyStored Image” is fed to the steps in Box 14 to be processed just as wasthe camera image that would have been selected by the user.

The user has another option of using an icon presented in thetouchscreen shown on the viewfinder window with respect to step in Box12, in which the user can have displayed on the camera viewfinder a“Catalog of Image-Supporting Surfaces,” indicated by Box 28, where theuser can select any of the available image-supporting surfaces as analternative to using the swipe function available pursuant to the stepindicated in Box 12.

Another option available to the user under an embodiment of the presentinvention is to tap an appropriate icon and direct the output from Box12 to a viewable Unique Newsfeed shown in Box 27.

After the user has completed the step indicated in Box 14, the user hasthe option of saving the selected image-supporting surface indicated bythe Box 30. Following the step of Box 30, the user can either completethe printing process as shown in Box 16, can discard the saved image asshown by Box 32, or transmit the saved image as indicated in Share Box36, or go back to the steps shown in Box 14. The user also has theoption of sharing the image prepared upon exit from the steps in Box 14by touching an appropriate icon to enter a “share” function by selectingBox 36 marked “Share,” where the user is presented with anothertouchscreen where the user can use the message step shown by Box 38,share to social media indicated in Box 39, post a unique newsfeedindicated in Box 49 marked Unique Newsfeed, or send the selected imageon the selected image-supporting surface by using the step in Box 48entitled “Email.” The user can transmit the transparent image overlaywith the newsfeed image superimposed thereon from Box 49 to eitherediting aspect shown in Box 14, or transmit it directly to the completeprinting apparatus indicated in Box 16.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the process for completing the printing of afinally-selected image on a finally-selected product with animage-supporting surface indicated generally by Box 16 in FIG. 2. In theexample shown, the user will use the imaging app loaded onto the mobiledevice camera as indicated by Box 10 in FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 3, theuser touches a BUY icon indicated by the Box 40, and a touchscreenappears on the viewfinder window for entry of shipping information. Thisstep is indicated by Box 42. The user enters the user's name, shippingaddress, size and number of image-supporting surfaces and confirms thisinformation by tapping an icon indicated by Box 44. However, if the userhas already entered in shipping information, this will be saved and theuser can simply scroll to the bottom and hit “confirm.” When theconfirmed indication is made, a new touchscreen appears in theviewfinder window, and the user enters the type of payment following thestep in Box 46 marked “Select Method of Payment.” A screen appears,referred to as the “payment” touchscreen, and the step is indicated byBox 48 and entitled “Make Payment.” Under the preferred embodiment, theuser has the option of using a new credit card, saved credit card, or analternate payment method, such as PayPal. Once the “Make Payment” stepis completed, two image files are sent to an image storage-serverindicated in Box 50. One image file is the raw image the user generatedwhen the user took the picture, with applied filters in a Box 66,labeled “Order Details.” The second image is the representation of theproduct with the image-supporting surface superimposed thereon as theproduct mock-up, which includes any filters or adjustments made by theuser in a Box 64 marked “Product Mock-up.”

After image storaging-server indicated in Box 50 has completed itsprocess and has transmitted an output represented by Box 52, entitled“Order Confirmation/Final Product,” which appears on another screenshown on the mobile device viewfinder window, the user can begin theprocess anew. The user would enter the step indicated by Box 54,entitled “Make Another,” which goes back to the initial Box 12.

The image storage-server transmits the finally selected images for thephysical order fulfillment by means of an “Order Fulfillment” appindicated by the box marked 56.

Thus, the order information, including the user's name, specificimage-supporting surface (i.e., product), the size of the product andcontact information, are sent from the image-supporting surface fromimage storage-server 50 to “Order Fulfillment” app shown in Box 56.

Details of the order are transferred to a custom protocol or interface,or custom program interface, shown in Box 58 marked “Custom API.” The“Custom API” 58 transmits payment to the “Order Management System”marked on Box 60. “Custom API” 58 may require pre-authorization toensure that a user has necessary funds before running the transactionthrough “Custom API” indicated in Box 58, and a “Payment Processor”shown in Box 62 would indicate that the user does have the necessaryfunds in order that the transaction could be completed.

User account details, including device IDs for push notifications, arepassed from the mobile device camera through “Custom API” indicated inBox 58 to an appropriate stand-alone database. The customer is emailedorder confirmation automatically from a preselected API (“applicationprogram interface” or “application protocol interface”) with a pictureof the mock-up image of the item they purchased and order details.

The following discussion relates specifically to the preferredembodiment of the invention which is now in use. Referring first to FIG.4A, a mobile device 100 is shown having a camera viewfinder 102. Cameraviewfinder 102 has a viewfinder window 104. The invention involves anapplication, or “app,” described below which is installed on mobiledevice 100. The app has a login touchscreen 106 for actuating the app.

The user of mobile device 100 enters the login by either signing in bypressing the “Sign In” icon, the “Sign Up” icon or enter using anappropriate communications device, such as Facebook®. The user wouldagree with the various terms of service to be provided. Upon logging in,a “Photo Capture” touchscreen 108 is displayed on viewfinder window 104,as shown in FIG. 4B. “Photo Capture” touchscreen 108 shows one of aseries of transparent product overlays with a product 110, which isshown as a T-shirt. “Photo Capture” touchscreen 108 has a pair ofproduct arrow icons 112 and 114 that can be touched to displaysequentially the other products in the series of products stored in thecamera viewfinder 102. A camera image 116 is superimposed on transparentproduct image 110 and extends beyond the latter, as shown by the dottedlines 118 extending beyond product 110. Camera image 116 is continuouslyvariable as either the subject moves or the camera viewfinder 102 moves.There is also a second touchscreen 120 located below touchscreen 108having a “Settings” icon 122, a flash icon 126 indicating that a flashwill go off if a picture is taken, a camera facing icon 124, and a“Product Review” icon 134. Icon 122 can be touched or tapped so that theuser can change the settings of mobile device 100. Icon 124 can betapped to reverse the field of view so that the subject being viewed bythe camera is reversed, and generally the subject of the camera image isthe user. A third touch screen 128 is also displayed on cameraviewfinder window 104. A stored photo icon 130 is shown in touchscreen128. Icon 130 can be tapped to reveal additional icons. One icon showsphotos taken over a chronological period. The user can simply tap any ofthese icons and they would appear on product 110 in opaque form. Anothericon revealed upon the tapping of icon 130 is a storage album of all ofthe photos stored in camera viewfinder 102. The user can tap any ofthose stored photos to have them placed on the currently-displayedproduct in touchscreen 108. The images appearing by touching either ofthe last icons can have their size changed by the user using a pair offingers to zoom or zoom out the image. The user also has the option ofnot tapping icon 130 or the icons made viewable on the tapping of icon130. Camera-actuating icon 132 can be tapped to take a picture.Depending on the mobile device camera, when icon 132 is actuated, apicture is taken and a flash goes off under low light conditions. Whenthe user takes a picture, the original image is stored to the user'scamera roll. The user can go back to FIG. 4B-4E, or return to theprevious screen, by tapping on the “x” (close button) viewable ontouchscreen 108 after a picture is taken. The touchscreen shown in FIG.4F thereafter appears. The user can also tap a “share” icon 133 shown asa box with an arrow, to share with other social media or save themock-up of the photo. The saved photo will be stored in thechronologically-stored pictures and in all of the stored pictures whichare viewable upon depressing icon 130, and the icons for either“Chronologically Stored Images” or “All Stored Images.” Tapping “share”icon 150, and proceeding through an interim touchscreen, gives the userthe option of sharing a created image to a newsfeed touchscreen 300shown in FIG. 4O described below. An icon X 135 can be tapped to displaythe last screen on the viewfinder window 104.

As mentioned above, the camera images are changeable upon the constantmovement or changing of the camera image, and this is shown in FIG. 4C,where the camera image 116 has changed, as shown by camera image 116′.The other components of FIG. 4C are identical to those in FIG. 4B, andmost of the identification numbers have been omitted. It was alsomentioned above that the size and orientation of the image shown ontransparent product overlay 110 can be made larger or smaller, and theorientation of the image can be changed, as viewed on image touchscreen108. This is shown in FIG. 4G whereby figure manipulation the size ofthe subject can be changed. The view of the subject 116′ in FIG. 4G isshown as being increased in size from the figure shown in FIGS. 4B and4C. The change in size is also shown by a pair of fingers in FIG. 4G.Whereas the product shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C are T-shirts, by actuatingone of icons 112 and 114 the product can be changed. In addition, thearrows 136 in FIG. 4E, indicate swiping and changing the product imageoverlay. The product shown in FIG. 4D is a duvet cover, which is notonly shown with the camera image 116 changed to 116′, but that thetransparent product overlay 110 has been changed to camera image 116″ onthe duvet cover 110′.

FIG. 4E shows as the product one with a curved surface, not a flatsurface. Product 138 is a basketball as shown by the words above product138.

Once the user has preliminarily selected a product 110 and one of thecamera images or a saved image for the possible printing on a product,the user either taps a saved image, which was found by pressing icon130, or takes a picture by tapping icon 132. When one of the lattericons is tapped, an editing touchscreen 140 is displayed on viewfinderwindow 102 as shown in FIG. 4F. As shown in FIG. 4F, the user is stillable to touch an icon 112′ or 114′ or swipe to change the productdisplayed on editing touchscreen 140. A tank top 142 is shown displayedon touchscreen 140. The image 116′ is superimposed on product 142, butimage 116′ is opaque and is confined to the product. Furthermore, asshown in FIG. 4G, the user can change the size and orientation of image116′ on product 142 by figure manipulation. In other words, the user candrag the image and zoom in and zoom out the image. Furthermore, as shownin FIG. 4H, the user is able to change the orientation or rotate theimage by finger manipulation as shown. A rotated image on product 142 isshown in FIG. 4H.

Viewing each of FIGS. 4F-4H, a touchscreen 144 is shown belowtouchscreen 140. Touchscreen 144 has a series of filter icons 146 and anon-filter icon 148. The user can tap anyone of these icons to use therespective filters. Filters 146 can use such filters as black and white,bronze, boost, retro, antique, frosty and blur. Another icon 150 isshown marked “SHARE.” By tapping the “SHARE” icon 150, the user has theoption of sending the mock-up of image 116′ on product 142 by email,text message, or share to social media.

As referred to above, the user could also tap the share icon 133, andfollowing some possible interim touchscreens, the newsfeed touchscreen300 would appear on viewfinder shown in FIG. 4O. The user has the optionof seeing other products in newsfeed by scrolling as shown in FIGS. 4Pand 4Q. The user can scroll by finger touch using the user's finger F tomove the image as indicated by the arrows 304 and 306. There is anothertouchscreen 308 having several icons. An icon 310 is a home icon. Anicon 312 is a search to search for another user's profile or otherproducts on the newsfeed or other categories of products. An icon 314 isused to access Photo Capture screen 108. There is an icon 316 which iscauses an activity screen showing messages from other users regardingtheir activities, their comments regarding the user's input to thenewsfeed, etc. An icon 318 causes the display of the profiletouchscreen. An account balance or earnings icon 320 shows the amountthe user made by others buying products with the user's created designs.Another icon 321 can be tapped so that the user can report on thenewsfeed or elsewhere inappropriate contents such as inappropriatedesigns. An icon 323 is a profile icon, which, when tapped, displays theuser's profile on the viewfinder window 194.

Another touchscreen 322 has additional icons. An icon 324 labeled “LIKE”indicates that the user liked a design shown on touchscreen 300. Anothericon 326 labeled “COMMENT” is where a user could comment on a designshown on touchscreen 300 to be viewed by any followers of the user. Abuy icon 329 can be tapped to initiate the buying process.

An important aspect of a preferred form of the invention is shown inFIGS. 4R-4U. FIG. 4R shows the touchscreen of FIG. 4O. FIGS. 4S-4Uindicate that the user can change product overlays on newsfeed with thesame created image. Thus, in FIG. 4S, the user can use finger F tochange the product on which the creative design is shown in image form.Thus, in FIG. 4S, product 302 is shown as a t-shirt. The user can byfinger touch using finger F and moving as indicated by arrows 330 and332 other products such as a tank-top 334 and a sweatshirt 336.

Referring to FIGS. 4F-4I, there is also an icon 152 labeled “BUY.” Whenicon 152 (as well as buy icon 329) is tapped, a real-time mock-upappears on a “CHECKOUT” screen 154 shown in FIG. 4J. FIG. 4J includesall of the indicia required for the user to purchase a real itemconfigured exactly like real-time mock-up 154. “CHECKOUT” screen 156will require such information as the shipping information, the productsize, the quantity required and the costs and totals. Thereafter, theuser would press a “CONFIRM” icon 158 and a payment screen appears onviewfinder window 102.

Another alternative “CHECKOUT” screen 160 is shown in FIG. 4K. Screen160 is similar to screen 156 but has more details. An email address hasbeen entered. The details regarding the size have been changed from thatof screen 156, and further information is also set forth.

FIG. 4N shows a type of payment screen 190. In FIG. 4N, payment can beby PayPal, Credit Card, or any other systems such as Apple Pay, BitCoin,etc. The appropriate icon is tapped. If the credit card icon is tappedthe screen shown in FIG. 4L appears on viewfinder window 104, and theuser enters the appropriate information, and the screen is adjusted toscreen 180 as shown in FIG. 4M. Other payment screens would be employedif an alternative payment system is used such as PayPal.

A further description of the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention is shown in FIGS. 5A-5J. FIG. 5A shows a mobile device camera200 having a viewfinder 202 with a viewfinder window 204. A subject S isshown, and a camera image 206 of subject S is displayed on viewfinderwindow 204. FIG. 5A further shows a user's finger F and a picture-takingicon 208, which is in effect a shutter release. Upon the actuation oficon 208, the viewfinder window 204 displays the camera image 206 ofwhich a picture was taken, i.e., a photo was made, disposed on atransparent overlay of a tank top 210. By tapping an appropriate icon asdiscussed previously, or swiping, a different product is shown, and FIG.5C shows a sweatshirt 212 on which subject 206 continues to be displayedin viewfinder window 204 of mobile device camera 202. Upon the tappingof a “BUY” icon referred to above, a “CHECKOUT” screen 214 appears inwindow 204 of mobile device camera 202. “CHECKOUT” screen 214 requiresthe user to insert the various information required, as discussedpreviously and if not already saved, and shows a real-time mock-up 218of the product selected with the camera image superimposed thereon,which is exactly what the final product would look like. Upon thefurther processing of the information required on the viewfinder window204, the user completes the process and the various information istransferred over the Internet to a proper computer control 220 shown inFIG. 5E. FIG. 5E shows the information from mobile device 200 beingtransmitted as electronic signals to computer control 220 by means ofthe Internet, indicated by the symbol I. Referring to FIG. 5F, computercontrol 220 electronically transmits the required information, shownschematically by the letter E, to preferably a dye sublimation printer222. Sublimation printer 222 prints a camera image 216 on an appropriateformat 224 (shown in FIG. 5G), which, for example, could be anappropriate heat-transfer paper, or in some cases, directly onto fabric.

Turning next to FIG. 5G, printable format 224 is schematically shown asbeing in position for printing camera image 218 on a product 226 shownas a T-shirt The dye sublimation printing process is completed as shownin FIG. 5H, and the printing format is shown as having printed image 218on product 226. It can be seen that a final product 230 is exactly thesame as the mock-up 218 shown in FIG. 5D. FIG. 5I shows finished product230 being disposed in a package 232 for shipping to the customer. FIG.5J shows the customer C having received finished product 230 in package232. Although the foregoing drawings are relatively simple, this shouldindicate the large variety of applications available to the presentinvention. One has the ability to take a picture and turn it into aproduct, such as clothing, household products, and the like, using notonly the transmitting processes as described above but also on suchsocial media as Instagram, Twitter or Facebook, where a user can signup, use stored or take pictures (i.e. photos), and then use the app tomake mock-ups of the final product. The invention could be used not onlyfor the items discussed above but also for such a variety of items asdishware, decorating many sorts of products having image-supportingsurfaces, such as motor vehicles, furniture, industrial property, andthe like. According to a preferred form of the invention, a user canshare their products to an interactive unique newsfeed in which otherusers having the unique newsfeed can share or purchase the viewableproduct. The unique newsfeed will be similar to a traditional newsfeedsuch as Instagram®, however, the unique newsfeed will allow the userswith the unique newsfeed to purchase or share the viewable products witha selected subject thereon and also, swipe to view additional productvariants of the user's creations, and use any selected contents thereoffor printing on an image-supporting surface, which can, for example, beused for purchasing products with the image-supporting surface (such asgarments, flexible goods, hard goods, etc.) The images produced on finalproducts have great clarity and can have very vibrant images, far betterthan those presently on the market. Camera images can be made on mobiledevice cameras without any geographical restriction, and can be made andordered as imprinted. The mock-ups can be transferred almost immediatelyand ordered on a product in less than 15 seconds for others to share.Moreover, the final products are very economical and find a tremendousvariety of uses.

The invention has been described in detail with particular emphasis onthe preferred embodiments thereof, but variations and modificationswithin the spirit and scope of the invention may occur to those skilledin the art to which it pertains.

I claim:
 1. A system for printing an image on a product having animage-supporting surface with the use of a mobile device camera forviewing subjects, the mobile device camera being actuable for taking apicture of a subject, the mobile device camera comprising a viewfinderwith viewfinder window for displaying images of subjects viewed by themobile device camera, the mobile device camera including an imaging appcomprising a finger actuable displaying touchscreen and a fingeractuable editing touchscreen; said finger actuable displayingtouchscreen enabling the simultaneous display on the viewfinder windowof at least one of a series of image-supporting surface transparenciesof products having image-supporting surfaces and of images of subjectsviewed by the mobile device, for enabling the choosing by finger touchof a specific transparency of a product having an image-supportingsurface and transparent images of subjects viewed by the mobile device,said finger actuable displaying touchscreen being finger actuable topresent said finger-actuable editing touchscreen on the viewfinderwindow; and said finger actuable editing touchscreen enabling the user'sfingers to move a selected image of a subject on the product having theimage-supporting surface transparency to make mock-ups of the respectiveimages of the subjects on the products having the image-supportingsurface transparency and enabling by finger manipulation on said fingeractuable editing touchscreen changing of the size and location of aselected image of a subject on the product having the image-supportingsurface transparency on said finger actuable editing touchscreen to makesequential mock-ups of respective images of the subjects in real time;said finger actuable editing touchscreen being finger-actuable tocapture a transparency of a selected image on the changeable producthaving the image-supporting transparency on the touchscreen to prepare amock-up in real time of the finally selected product having theimage-supporting surface with a finally selected captured image of thesubject in preparation for the printing of the finally selected capturedimage on the finally selected product having the image-supportingsurface.
 2. A system for printing an image on a product having animage-supporting surface with the use of a mobile device cameraaccording to claim 1 wherein said finger actuable displaying touchscreenfurther includes a photo memory access which the user can actuate byfinger touch on a respective previously stored photo to present to saidfinger actuable editing touchscreen on the viewfinder window thepreviously stored photo on the image-supporting surface previously shownin said finger actuable displaying touchscreen, the size and location ofthe previously stored photo on the product having the image-supportingsurface being variable by finger manipulation of the user.
 3. A systemfor printing an image on a product having an image-supporting surfaceaccording to claim 1 wherein said finger actuable editing touchscreenfurther includes at least one filter actuable by finger touch to apply afilter overlay to the selected image displayed on the product having animage-supporting surface on the editing touchscreen.
 4. A system forprinting an image on a product having an image-supporting surfaceaccording to claim 3 wherein the filter is selected from the groupconsisting of a color tint, an automatic tint, changing the selectedimage to a black and white image, an increased color contrast image, afrosty tint and a blurry image.
 5. A system for printing an image on aproduct having an image-supporting surface according to claim 2 whereinsaid finger actuable editing touchscreen further includes at least onefilter actuable by finger touch to apply a filter overlay to thepreviously stored photo displayed on the product having animage-supporting surface on the editing touchscreen.
 6. A system forprinting an image on a product having an image-supporting surface withthe use of a mobile device camera according to claim 1 and wherein saidimaging app further comprises a final selection touchscreen actuable byfinger touch for the user to make a final selection of a mock-up of aselected image on a selected product having an image-supporting surface.7. A system for printing an image on a product having animage-supporting surface for use with a mobile device according to claim2 and wherein said imaging app further comprises a final selectiontouchscreen actuable by finger touch for the user to make a finalselection of selected one of a mock-up of a selected image on a selectedproduct having an image-supporting surface and a mock-up of a selectedpreviously stored photo on a selected product having an image-supportingsurface.
 8. A system for printing an image on a product having animage-supporting surface for use with a mobile device according to claim1 wherein said imaging app further comprises a finger actuable newsfeedtouchscreen enabling the simultaneous display on the viewfinder windowof at least one of a series of changeable products havingimage-supporting surface transparencies and superimposed transparentnewsfeed camera images, for enabling by finger the choosing by fingertouch of a selected specific product having an image-supporting surfaceand a transparent newsfeed image superimposed thereon, saidfinger-actuable newsfeed touchscreen being finger actuable to presentsaid selected product with the superimposed newsfeed camera image fromsaid finger actuable newsfeed touchscreen on said editing touchscreen.9. A method for printing an image on an image-supporting surface withthe use of a mobile device camera for viewing subjects, the mobiledevice camera being actuable for taking a picture of a subject, themobile device camera comprising a viewfinder with viewfinder window fordisplaying transparent camera images of subjects viewed by the mobiledevice camera, the method comprising: installing an imaging app on themobile device, the imaging app including a finger actuable displayingtouchscreen for displaying both camera images and ones of a series oftransparencies of images and image-supporting surfaces in a superimposedrelationship, and a finger actuable editing touchscreen for displayingeditable camera images on the editing touchscreen; actuating the imagingapp to effect the display of the displaying touchscreen on theviewfinder window; choosing by finger touch one of the series ofspecific transparencies of image-supporting surfaces and one of thetransparent camera images of subjects viewed by the mobile devicecamera, presenting the finger actuable editing touchscreen on theviewfinder window; and moving by finger actuation a selected image of asubject on the image-supporting surface transparency on the fingeractuable editing touchscreen to make mock-ups of the respective imagesof the subjects on the image-supporting surface transparency andselectively changing by finger actuable editing the size and location ofa selected camera image of a subject on the image-supporting surfacetransparency on the finger actuable editing touchscreen to makesequential mock-ups of respective images of the subjects in real time,to capture a transparency of a selected image on the changeableimage-supporting transparency on the finger actuable editing touchscreento prepare a mock-up in real time of the finally selectedimage-supporting surface with a finally selected captured image of thesubject in preparation for the printing of the finally selected capturedimage on the finally selected image-supporting surface.
 10. A methodaccording to claim 8 wherein the finger actuable displaying touchscreenfurther includes a photo memory access, and said method further includesactuating by finger touch on a respective previously stored photo topresent said finger actuable editing touchscreen on the viewfinderwindow, the previously stored photo on the image-supporting surfacepreviously shown in said finger actuable displaying touchscreen, andselectively varying by finger manipulation the size and location of thepreviously stored photo on the image-supporting surface.
 11. A methodaccording to claim 8 wherein the finger actuable editing touchscreenfurther includes at least one filter actuable by finger touch, and saidmethod further including applying by finger touch a filter overlay tothe selected image displayed on the image-supporting surface on theediting touchscreen.
 12. A method for printing an image on animage-supporting surface according to claim 10 wherein said methodfurther including selecting a filter from the group consisting of acolor tint, an automatic tint, changing the selected image to a blackand white image, an increased color contrast image, a frosty tint and ablurry image.
 13. A method for printing an image on an image-supportingsurface according to claim 9, wherein the finger actuable editingtouchscreen further includes at least one filter actuable by fingertouch and wherein the method further includes finger touching a filterto apply a filter overlay to the previously stored photo displayed onthe image-supporting surface on the editing touchscreen.
 14. A methodfor printing an image on an image-supporting surface with the use of amobile device camera according to claim 9 and wherein said imaging appfurther comprises a final selection touchscreen actuable by finger touchfor the user to make a final selection of a mock-up of a selected imageon a selected image-supporting surface, and said method further includesactuating the final selection touch screen by finger touch to make afinal selection a work-up of a selected image on a selectedimage-supporting surface.
 15. A method for printing an image on animage-supporting surface for use with a mobile device camera accordingto claim 9 and wherein the imaging app further comprises a finalselection touchscreen actuable by finger touch for the user to make afinal selection of selected one of a mock-up of a selected image on aselected image-supporting surface and a mock-up of a selected previouslystored photo on a selected image-supporting surface, and wherein saidmethod further comprises actuating the final selection touchscreen tofinally select by finger touch a selected image n a selectedimage-supporting surface and producing a mock-up with a selectedpreviously stored photo on a selected image-supporting surface.
 16. Amethod for printing an image on an image-supporting surface with the useof a mobile device camera according to claim 8, wherein the steps ofactuating the imaging app, choosing by finger touch one of the series ofspecific transparencies of image-supporting surfaces and one of thetransparent camera images, moving by finger actuation a selected imageof a subject on the image-supporting surface transparency on the fingeractuable editing touchscreen to prepare a mock-up of the finallyselected captured image of the subject in preparation for the printingof the finally selected captured image on the finally selectedimage-supporting surface, is accomplishable by an ordinary user in lessthan 15 seconds.
 17. A method for printing an image on a product havingan image-supporting surface with the use of a mobile device camera forviewing subjects, the mobile device camera being actuable for taking apicture of a subject and for transferring the picture to a uniquenewsfeed to create a newsfeed picture and the mobile device camerahaving a viewfinder for displaying transparent changeable productshaving image-supporting surfaces superimposed on the newsfeed picture,the method comprising: installing an imaging app on the mobile device,the imaging app including a finger actuable displaying touchscreen fordisplaying both created pictures from the unique newsfeed and changeableproducts having image-supporting surfaces in a superimposedrelationship, and a finger actuable editing touchscreen for displayingimages of editable created newsfeed pictures and superimposedtransparencies of changeable products having image-supporting surfaces;actuating the imaging app to effect the display of the newsfeedtouchscreen on the viewfinder window, the newsfeed touchscreendisplaying created newsfeed pictures; choosing by finger touch on thenewsfeed touchscreen one of the created newsfeed pictures; actuating theimaging app to effect the display of the changeable products havingimage-supporting surfaces; choosing by finger touch one of the specifictransparencies of changeable products having image-supporting surfacesand the one of the created newsfeed pictures in a superimposedrelationship; presenting the finger actuable editing touchscreen on theviewfinder window; and moving by finger actuation the one of the creatednewsfeed picture transparency superimposed on transparencies of thechangeable products having image-supporting surfaces on the fingeractuable editing touchscreen to make sequential mock-ups of the creatednewsfeed pictures superimposed on respective transparencies ofchangeable products having image-supporting surfaces, and selectivelychanging by finger actuation the size and location of the one of thecreated newsfeed picture on the transparency of a product having animage-supporting surface, to capture a transparency of the one of thecreated newsfeed picture on the changeable product havingimage-supporting surfaces; actuating the editing touchscreen to preparea mock-up in real time of the finally selected product having animage-supporting surface with the one of the created newsfeed picture inpreparation for the printing of the one of the created newsfeed pictureon the finally selected product having the image-supporting surface.